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FAIR VALUE (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		206 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	11 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 03, 2013 Celgene Corporation patent	Dec. 14, 2012 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Common stock	Sep. 30, 2013 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Common stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Common stock	Nov. 14, 2013 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Common stock Subsequent event	Nov. 15, 2013 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Common stock Subsequent event	Dec. 14, 2012 Aspire Capital Fund, LLC Maximum Common stock	Mar. 22, 2012 Economic Rights	Sep. 30, 2013 Economic Rights	Dec. 31, 2012 Economic Rights	Mar. 31, 2013 Economic Rights Celgene Corporation	Apr. 30, 2013 Economic Rights Celgene Corporation	Feb. 28, 2007 Warrants	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrants	Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrants	Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants	Dec. 31, 2012 Warrants	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrants Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Warrants Maximum
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of Level 3 inputs
Balance at the beginning of the period													$ 1,140,000
Change in valuation of liability													(570,000)					0	1,000	0	51,000
Movement of valuation of liability from Level 3 to Level 2													(550,000)
Balance at the end of the period													20,000
Number of shares issued under purchase agreement						158,982	1,455,787		511,509	1,689,317
Purchase price for shares issued under purchase agreement						1,000,000	6,600,000		2,000,000	7,600,000
Additional shares committed for sale under agreement									3,042,038		1,455,787
Period of common stock purchase agreement						2 years			2 years
Common stock purchase agreement, additional amount committed									18,000,000		19,000,000
Stock issued in lieu of commitment fee						74,548			166,105
Stock purchase agreement				423,000				400,000
Amount to be paid as percentage of future litigation settlement amount received												10.00%
Number of patents in litigation sold under the definitive agreement					4
One time payment received under the definitive agreement					5,500,000
Amount paid to the holders of liability																600,000
Fair value of the liability														1,100,000
Change in fair value of the derivative	63,000	(570,000)	(27,000)	(547,000)									600,000
Actual amount owed as a percentage of one-time payment received															10.00%
Warrants Liability
Fair value of the warrants																	$ 6,800,000	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Risk free interest rate (as a percent)																	4.68%
Expected volatility (as a percent)																	85.00%
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)																	0.00%
Contractual life																	7 years
Expected term																							1 year	1 year

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